Make your home extra cozy with a lampshade covered in a warm knit sweater. Manuela from A Cultivated Nest wanted to make her living room feel a little bit more wintery. She had already purchased a cool sweater pillow from Ikea, and wanted to give her lamp a little bit of a winter makeover as well. Manuela used an old sweater for her DIY, but notes … [Read more...]

The team at Pillar Box Blue have come up with a unique lampshade makeover. They decoupaged the inside of all their Ikea lampshades with world maps and the end result is super cool. All it took was some map wrapping paper, mod podge and a rotary cutter, it couldn't be any easier.
The Ikea lampshade before the map makeover.
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Angie from Angie’s Roost had plans to make a pair of rosette-covered lampshades for the nightstands in her master bedroom. When a design challenge to recreate an item from Anthropologie came along, she kicked it into high gear and got her rosette making on. Angie first covered her inexpensive white shades with fabric so no white would be peeking … [Read more...]

Jeannine of The Concrete Cottage had a plain Target lamp shade lying around and decided to add a little pizzazz to it with some French script images and a fine tip Sharpie. Surprisingly, the end product turned out to be a pretty close knock-off to a Pottery Barn shade... Who knew!?! Jeannine’s lampshade looks so amazing that it’s hard to believe … [Read more...]

With the transition from winter to spring comes the task of packing away sweaters and pulling out tees and tanks. Before you write off those old sweaters, check out how Beth at Unskinny Boppy made over a plan white lampshade with a thrift store sweater. I love the idea of adding pattern and texture to a lampshade with a few simple cuts and some … [Read more...]

Traci from Beneath My Heart was flipping through her Pottery Barn Kids catalog when a burlap lampshade caught her eye. And… surprise! It wasn’t because it was exactly what she’d been looking for and knew she could make it for less. On the contrary, Traci had already created almost identical lampshades for her boys’ room three years prior! Pretty … [Read more...]

Erika from Retropolitan wanted to add a bold pop of color to her master bedroom and found a modern zigzag lampshade that she loved. But who spends $250 for lampshades? Definitely not Erika (or me for that matter!). Erika created an awesome replica by hand painting white lampshades she already had. How fun is this?!?
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Judy from Gracious Southern Living wanted to make a few changes in her foyer to create a more accurate reflection of the rest of her home. Loving the contrast of black and white, Judy covered a drum shade she already had with a checked fabric. The shape of the drum shade made this a super simple task, and the addition of trim around the edges … [Read more...]

Crystal from Homemaker in Heels made a plain lampshade resemble a beautiful bouquet by covering it in burlap rosettes. The rosettes are crazy simple to make, requiring just a little rolling, twisting, and gluing, but make a huge visual statement. This is a great way to salvage an old shade that is showing some wear and tear or discoloration. All … [Read more...]

Amy from Mom Advice put the finishing touch on her daughter’s bedroom update with a girly lampshade. Amy refabbed her daughter’s previous shade by covering it with burlap and then adding all those glorious ruffles that make it so much fun. I love the choice of the burlap with its texture and slightly frayed edges.
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